The National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) is thrilled
to announce the inaugural Spotlight
Series featuring a concert from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with
Wynton Marsalis on July 25 at Symphony Hall in Atlanta. Marsalis will also
serve as curator for the Spotlight Series,
which will include additional performances during the 2014 NBAF
season.
“This summer, NBAF unveils a fresh, long-term
strategic vision that builds on the festival’s proudest accomplishments but
takes us to a whole new level,” states Sonya Halpern, NBAF board chair. “First
up in that vision is a new, annual Spotlight
Series, which will ask one legendary artist to select a mentor, a peer and
a protégé to appear as part of a series of performances, culminating with a
performance by the artist. This year, NBAF inaugurates this new
initiative celebrating the vision of none other than Jazz impresario Wynton
Marsalis.”
“I’ve selected artists whose virtuosity and dedication has earned
the spotlight.," says Marsalis, managing and artistic director for Jazz at Lincoln Center, of his selections for the Series. "In addition, I’m excited to bring the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra to Atlanta on July 25 as part of the Spotlight Series.”
Marsalis will
appear with the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra in a very special evening appearance at Symphony Hall on July
25 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $35-$75 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster and the Symphony Hall
Box Office. More information is available about the concert at NBAF.org.
Marsalis’ selections for the series will be made public on May
21 in a full season announcement at City Hall, hosted by Mayor Kasim Reed.
